title: (4-Hy-droxy-3-methyl-phen-yl)(phen-yl)methanone.
abstract: In the title compound, C14H12O2, the benzene rings make a dihedral angle of 58.84 (12)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains along the b-axis direction by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These chains are further linked by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the bc plane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Physics, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Dileep
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lakshmi Ranganatha
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Lokanath
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shaukath
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sridhar